"Ethereum is the second-largest blockchain protocol and the first protocol to think about blockchain as a potential world’s computer. Indeed, over the years Ethereum has spurred various applications, from decentralized finance to NFTs, decentralized organizations, and more. Founded by Vitalik Buterin, it launched in 2014 with its ICO, the core development team behind Ethereum helped kick things off, and the crowd sale turned out to be one of the most successful ones in the blockchain ecosystem."